Exhibit Opportunities
For the last four years we have served as volunteer curators for the art exhibition spaces in the atrium of the office building at 1101 W. Mineral Ave, Littleton, CO. We enjoy presenting a variety of works in various media, themes and styles. We invite you to propose work for a two month solo exhibit.
If your proposal is accepted:
there will be no cost to you and no commission taken since any sales will be made by having the purchaser contact you directly.
Your exhibit will occupy one (or both) of the two levels available, with the lower level being more suitable to larger works and the upper level accommodating more small works.
We will prepare gallery cards, a sign with your artist statement and/or your exhibit description, and an exhibition catalog, so we will need for you to fill out a simple form with title, price, dimensions, description and a photo of each work you wish to exhibit. We rarely ask for changes in artwork proposed, but we reserve the right to determine the content of the exhibit.
We do not have any storage space at the building, so we will need for you to deliver the work on the Monday morning for the start of the exhibit and pick up your work on the Friday morning at the end of the exhibit.
The exhibition spaces
Each level has 4 railings that are 6 foot in width and we use clamps that can be re-positioned anywhere on the railings with a bolt that sticks out to engage a wire yoke hanger on your artwork (pictured below).
On the lower level these are 4 to 6 feet tall, centered at approximately eye level and there is ample lobby space to stand back and appreciate larger works. The lower level also has a fixed bolt on the end wall that can optionally accommodate one large work.
On the upper level 2 of the railings are about 2 feet high, so most suitable for smaller pieces, and 2 of them are about 6 feet high, We typically hang 2 or 3 works in a single horizontal row on each railing, but the taller railings can accommodate a double row or mosaic pattern. On the upper level there is also a chain attached to the north wall that is good for 3 or 4 works that are about 11" by 14" or smaller, and another chain on the south wall that can also accommodate one to three small or one larger piece.
If you have already prepared an exhibit proposal, you may email it directly to curator@bywordanddesign.com or you can use our exhibit proposal form.
Artwork should be ready to hang, with a wire yoke on the back.